Tony Manero

Name: Tony Manero
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: July 3, 2009
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 72

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Lorber Films | Release Date: July 3, 2009 | Not Rated

Summary: A man living in Santiago, Chile discovers he is willing to lie, cheat and kill in order to become John Travolta's character in the cult classic Saturday Night Fever.

Director: Pablo Larraín

Genre(s): Drama, Crime

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 97 min

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Stephen Holden

More than an indelible portrait of a sociopath with the soul of a zombie, Tony Manero is an extremely dark meditation on borrowed cultural identity. Read full review

V.A. Musetto

After winning raves at last year's New York Film Festival, Pablo Larrain's Tony Manero, from Chile, is receiving a run here. Read full review

Lisa Schwarzbaum

Larrain's (literally) dark, edgy movie is a precise artistic commentary on Augusto Pinochet's miserable regime. Read full review

Peter Brunette

J. Hoberman

Chilean filmmaker Pablo Larrain's alarming Tony Manero--named not for its protagonist, but rather his ego-ideal, John Travolta's character in "Saturday Night Fever"--is another study of a cinema-struck, solitary daydreamer, albeit a particularly stunted member of the genus. Read full review

Leslie Felperin

Balancing black humor against allegorical indictment of the Pinochet regime's oppression on narrow stack heels, striking, very offbeat period pic Tony Manero follows a psychotic petty criminal into the depths of his crazed obsession with John Travolta's character in "Saturday Night Fever." Read full review

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thereisnofork

Apr 2, 2011

A truly brilliant analysis of a disturbed sociopath and a gripping commentary on Pinochet's regime; a fantastic character piece that explores the darkest depths of black humour and returns with a shining example of modern filmmaking.

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alejandro970

Jan 7, 2022

Qué tan lejos puede llegar alguien por ser a semejanza de su ídolo de celuloide? Una historia de crimen teniendo como entorno una dictadura y en la que el personaje se mueve por puro instinto y con toda indiferencia, capaz de provocar escalofrío al más cínico. Para conocer más al director deQué tan lejos puede llegar alguien por ser a semejanza de su ídolo de celuloide? Una historia de crimen teniendo como entorno una dictadura y en la que el personaje se mueve por puro instinto y con toda indiferencia, capaz de provocar escalofrío al más cínico. Para conocer más al director de Spencer.… Expand

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nevillejohn

Jul 13, 2020

interesting movie. perfectly paced and unpredictable. simple. the setting is the point and with that in mind the main characters become more understandable. not perfect overall though, struggles a bit with "what's the point" syndrome but is a compelling portrait of a time and place otherwise.

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DogeGamer2015

Jul 10, 2021

Es una película chilena muy interesante; tiene una trama extraña y las actuaciones son buenas; es una experiencia muy bizarra.

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